Cigar-ash thimble and protector.



N0.'886,352. FATENTED MAY 5, 190s HL s. GUNNINGTQN. Y OIGAR ASH THIMBLE AND PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, 190B.

'of which the following is a specification.

'vide the close 4ranged thereon and yet prevent the ashes .'inafter fully described and-shown in the ae.k L eompanying drawings, inwhich,

CIGAReASH THIMBLE AND PROTECTOR..

no. eeese.

Specication of Letters Patent. w

Patented May 5, s.

Application filed January 13, 1908. Serial No. 410,552.

To all whom it may conn r11.' i

Be it known that l, llnxnx' Soo'r'r (.L'N- NINGTON, a citizen of the United States, rey siding'at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have in; vented certain new and useful improvements in a Cigar-Ash Thimble and Protector,

rlhis invention relates to a cigar ash thinible and protector', the object being to provide a thiinble which can be. readily placed over the lighted end of a eig; r so to protect the saine and prevent the ashes from dropping olf. Another object of niy invention is to provide athirnble which is so constructed that it will fit any size cigar, and one which Will be securely held thereon by frietional' contact with the cigar, soA that the cigar een be pntin the pocket when desired, thereby preventing thethrowing away of the saine when entering a street car or a building where smoking?r is prohibited.

Another object of my invention is to rov'ide athinible with a supporting ring W ich is formed of non-conducting material suoli as bone orivory, whereby the thiinble Willbe supported'when the cigar is laid on a table, so .as to prevent the finish of the samefroni being my'ured by the heat, and to prevent the thnnhe from roliinff.

Another object oli niy invention is to provide the open end of the thinible with a plurality of spring arins formed by slitting the thinible and bending the portions between the slits outwardly, whereby they will give so as to prevent the thirnblefrom injuring the cigar when beingpiaced thereon.

Another ob'ect of my invention is to proend of tnethiinble with a plurality or" perforations which will allow the oigar to be smoked when the thimble' is arfron being,r knocked off and dropping on the clothes or" the sinoker, and it will be seen that when it is desired to remove the ashes from the cigar, by iving the thinible a sudden tap, the ashes wil ble, and by removing the thiinble the ashes can be emptiedl into any suitable receptacle.

.These objects are obtained by the novel arrangement and construction ofsp'arts here- Figure i, is a )ers )eet-ive View of lny'irnproved cigar zisli tliiuible and rotectoi, showin,"T it arranged on a cigar. ig. 2, is a Ylongitudinal section through the same, and, Fig. 3,'is a perspective view of the supporting rin v detached.

In tie4 drawings A, indicates a thinible which is formed of zuiysuitable material. such as aluminium, tin, silver or gold. The walls oi the open end. oi whieh are split and the intermediate portipns bent outwardly to forni a plurality oi spring arms, which allowsy the saine to expand to accommodate dil`erent size cigars and prevents the cigar from beingT injured in placing the thirnble thereon The closed end of the thilnble is rovided with a plurality of perforations whic extend a short distance on the walls oi' the saine, so

as to allow free circulation of air, whereby l when the thinible is placed on the cigar the cigar can be smoked in the ordinary manner and at the saine time the lighted end will` be protected yso as to prevent tbe'ashes frozn being knocked ofi', and it will be seen that when it is desired to entera build ing or ear where smoking is prohibited the cigar can be placed in the pocket of' the smoker without any danger of burning his clothes.

A ring B, is laced on the thirnble and heid thereon by liictional Contact therewith. The ring has its outer circumference formed with eight sides, the intermediate portions;4 between the ends of the sides being eonoaved, forming points ada ted to engage the suriaee. on which the thinillile is placed. being especially adapted to rotect the hard wood iinish of the piene of niture whenn cigar provided with niy improved thiinble is leid on the saine.

The ring is r 'ivor i, but can e formo ofany suitablenonn con@ noting material, l the cigar fefrll rot heat the ring', thereby'fprow venting `the piece .of furniturev from being heated When-the ring is found to be of great advantage as ii'. prevents the cigar from rolling.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that l have provided a Cigar ash thinihirand rotector which is exceedingly simpl',- and c eap in construction and one which n il?.

so that the heat-.iront ferabl f formed. of bongos" in thirnble is laid on the same. L I It will,of course, be understood that the be knocked off into the thirn- -thimble can be used without the ring, but the lil oo eeurely held thereon oy rietiouel coneno. e. supporting ring surrounding seid thim# s ble intermedie te of the perforations and splitse fr cigar ash thimble und protector com'- prising wthimble having perforated closed euci sind e plurality of s rmgarrus.

A cigar ash thiuib e and protector comprising e tliiinble having a perforated closed end, zml "rovided with pluralityv of integral spring arms et its open end and e sup-- porting ring arranged around the solid por tion of .seid 'tlu'mble et its open end, said :irme extending outwardly and e ring surrounding seid tliimble formed of noncoriducting materiel.

eeeee i e. cigar ash thimble and protector eoniprisiu e .thimble having a perforated closed end, t e Wells of said thiuible being erovided with spaced slits et its operi end, the m terriiediete portions beirigvberit outwerdiy to form e plurality of sxgriug arms, and e supporter arranged on eeil tliiuible comprising e ring formed of 1ior1coridueting materiel provided li e plurality of conceved sides.

5. A cigar ash tlimble and protector comf prisiug e metal tliimiile having perforezer closed and adjacent wall, the weils of said thimlole 'at its open end vbeing split and leent outwardly to form spring arms, end e ring arranged on seid thlmole midway between l the peroretiozis and splits or supporting said ,thixiible l ln testimony whereof I lieve sign-eo. my

neme tol this specification the prese' of two subscribing witnesses( v HAN SCOTT CUNNN G'l.

Witnesses Jem-:f B. Terri),

REA. P. Wmo r. 

